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COIN
Unique ID: GLO-BBC4A1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
~~Charles I silver sixpence. Date 1636-1638 Tower mint Obverse: Crowned bust left; VI behind Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G BR FR ET HI [REX] Reverse: Royal coat of arms over cross fourchée Reverse inscription: CHRISTO A[USPI]CE REGNO Mintmark: Tun
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1636
Date to: Circa AD 1638
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.76 g
Diameter: 26 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st January 2016 - Sunday 1st May 2016
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Denomination: Sixpence
Ruler/issuer: Charles I of England
Mint or issue place: London (Tower under Charles I)
Category: English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660
Type: Sixpence: Charles I, not further defined (N 2235 - 2247/1)
Obverse description: Crowned bust left; VI behind
Obverse inscription: CAROLVS D G BR FR ET HI [REX]
Reverse description: Royal coat of arms over cross fourchée
Reverse inscription: CHRISTO A[USPI]CE REGNO
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Stroud (District)
To be known as: Pitchcombe
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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